posted on 2022-10-06, 09:55authored byS. Østerhus, W. R. Turrell, B. Hansen, J. Blindheim, J. van Bennekom
This paper deals with observed changes in the Norwegian Sea Deep Water (NSDW) after the cessation of bottom water formation in the Greenland Sea. Current measurements indicate that the deep water flow from the Greenland Sea to the Norwegian Sea has reversed. The Deep Water in the Norwegian Sea is warming in the entire layer below 1000m depth and down to the bottom. The thickness of the adiabatic layer is decreasing. The salinity of the homohaline layer is constant but the thickness is decreasing. The overflow water
in the Faroe-Shetland Chunnel is freshening.
O - Theme session on North Atlantic components of global programmes
Abstract reference
O:11
Recommended citation
Østerhus, S., Turrell, W. R., Hansen, B., Blindheim, J., and van Bennekom, J. 1996. Changes in the Norwegian Sea Deep Water. Annual Science Conference 1996, Reykjavik, Iceland. C.M. Document 1997 / O:11. https://doi.org/10.17895/ices.pub.21286308